Liken vs Liking - What's the difference?
liken | liking |
To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else).
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A like; a predilection.
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* (John Stuart Mill)
As verbs the difference between liken and liking
is that liken is to compare; to state that (something) is like (something else) while liking is present participle of lang=en.As a noun liking is
a like; a predilection.liken
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(en verb)Chico Harlan
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(en noun)citation, page= , passage=The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.}}
- The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.